Baseball players to watch

April 8, 2010

PITCHER
Kevin Archbold
Bellmore-JFK, Sr., 6-6, 230
A lefty with an excellent array of pitches.

OUTFIELD
Jimmy Briggs
Lindenhurst, Sr., 6-1, 190
Earned Blue Chips Silver Slugger Award with 13 HRs and 33 RBIs.

1B/P
Kevin Courtney
St. John the Baptist, Sr., 6-1, 200
CHSAA MVP as a junior; outstanding pitcher.

P/1B
Chris Cruz
Bay Shore, Sr., 6-0, 180
All-County pick batted .447 with 21 RBIs in 2009.

CATCHER
Casey Cunningham
Chaminade, Sr., 6-1, 190
All-league backstop is the team captain.

SS/P
Matt Demitroff
Manhasset, Sr., 5-9, 175
Hit .471 last year with 34 stolen bases.

OUTFIELD
Kenny Jackson
Connetquot, Sr., 6-2, 185
All-County selection batted .455 with 25 RBIs, 13 doubles and 38 hits.

P/OF
Everett Keller
Port Washington, Sr., 6-2, 220
All-County pitcher was 8-1 with a 2.32 ERA and 71 strikeouts.

2B/P
Anthony Gatto
Smithtown W., Jr., 6-0, 180
Returning League IV MVP. Had .403 average, 6-1 pitching record.

PITCHER
Eddie Macaluso
Islip, Sr., 5-11, 175
Shutdown lefthander with impeccable control.

P/SS
Connor McCarthy
Clarke, Sr., 6-2, 180
He allowed only 26 hits last year.

1B/OF
Jon McGibbon
Lindenhurst, Sr., 6-3, 195
Averaged 27 hits per season since his freshman year.

SHORTSTOP
Nick McQuail
MacArthur, Sr., 6-0, 180
All-County player made only four errors last year, and had a .500 OBP.

PITCHER
TJ Pecoraro
Half Hollow Hills West, Sr., 6-0, 170
Overpowering righty with fastball in the upper 80s.

SS/P
Chris Pike
Southampton, Sr., 6-1, 185
All-stater batted .447 with 32 RBIs. Had 8-1 pitching record with 107 strikeouts.

CENTERFIELD
Mark Podlas
Westhampton, Sr., 6-3, 200
Had 5 HRs, 21 RBIs and a .485 average as a junior.

CATCHER
Matt Reistetter
Hauppauge, Sr., 5-10, 180
Three-time All-County selection, 119 career hits. Hit .557 as a junior.

P/SS
Jake Robinson
Oyster Bay, Sr., 6-0, 180
All-County selection was 10-2 with 70 strikeouts and a 2.19 ERA.

SHORTSTOP
Brandon Stahl
St. Dominic, Sr., 6-0, 170
Team captain is a solid fielder.

P/1B
Frankie Vanderka
MacArthur, Sr., 6-2, 210.
The AA-I MVP and All-State selection was 4-1; hit .468.